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Cabernet Mitos

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Species
  
Notable regions
  
Wine color
  
Red Wine

Also called
  
Weinsberg 70-77-4 F

Sweetness of resulting wine
  
Dry

Rank
  
Cultivar

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Scientific name
  
Vitis vinifera 'Cabernet Mitos'

Similar
  
Cabernet Dorsa, Common Grape Vine, Acolon, Dunkelfelder, Regent

Cabernet Mitos is a dark-skinned variety of grape used for red wine. It was created at a grape breeding institute in Weinsberg in the Württemberg wine region, Germany in 1970 by crossing Blaufränkisch and Teinturier du Cher. The previous belief that it was a cross between Blaufränkisch and Cabernet Sauvignon, which even the breeders themselves stated, was corrected in 2013 through a DNA analysis. "Mitos" is the German word for mitosis, a stage in the cell cycle. Cabernet Mitos received varietal protection and was released for general cultivation on January 24, 2001. The vines of Cabernet Mitos show good winter hardiness.

In 2006, there were 317 hectares (780 acres) of Cabernet Mitos in Germany, with an increasing trend.

Cabernet Mitos wines are full bodied and rich in tannin, and are well suited for oak barrel aging. The wines show similarities in aromas to Cabernet Sauvignon.

Synonyms

It is known under the synonyms (breeding codes) We 70-77-4 F and Weinsberg 70-77-4 F.

References

Cabernet Mitos Wikipedia


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